WSTK (104.5 FM) is an American radio station licensed to serve the community of Aurora, North Carolina.
In October 2007, WSTK began simulcasting WLGT 98.3 FM, airing a Contemporary Christian format, branded as “The Light”.
In October 2008, WSTK went silent due to financial difficulties, and one month later changed its call sign to WAVQ.
On September 1, 2010, WSTK broke away from the simulcast with WEGG and was rebranded as “Hometown Gospel Station” before going silent yet again on October 4, 2010.
On January 4, 2011, WSTK returned to the air as “Your Christian Radio”, broadcasting a traditional black gospel format.
[4] In June 2013, WSTK resumed operations under new branding as “The Vine Connection” with an Urban contemporary gospel format, under LMA.
WSTK once again began simulcasting WEGG, as “Surge Radio” with a Rhythmic Adult Contemporary/Dance Hits format, and on Sunday offers urban gospel.
Surge Media, LLC was unable to generate any revenue from the station, and determined that it was not a viable option to continue operating the signal.
Ken Santarelli of Surge Media, LLC cited extreme tropospheric interference problems as being the major component of why WSTK was not viable, in which tropospheric ducting would cause other radio stations, even from several states away, to cause interference in the Morehead City, New Bern, and Washington areas; making WSTK unlistenable for as much as six hours out of the day.
The oldies format ended abruptly when the studio-to-transmitter link was hacked, and the station began playing a loop of FDT by YG and Nipsey Hussle.
On May 1, 2024, WLGT and WSTK changed their format from contemporary Christian to worship music, branded as "Sozo Radio".